"Believe Nothing: no matter who said it, even if I have said it, except it agree with your own reason and common sense. Siddhartha Guatamo, the Buddha.
On my comments on finish for the paddle, use whatever the hell you like best. Used that paddle yesterday after changing the finish to oils, and guess what. It still makes like a monsoon and gets you wet as hell. If it weren’t for the fact that I expect to get wet, it would be a deal killer for me.
Here is part of a picture of me while I was paddling. You can see the waterfall from the paddle.